Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-04-15
Local News.

J. f. LaMalle returned from Chicago
on Saturday last and reports business
unusually brisk in the great city.
Brewer & Penhallegon have pur.
chased and are running fine new de.
livery wagon for the Cash Grocery
House.
Samuel John Richards offers foI
sale his house and lot situated in the
northern part of the city. See adver-
tisement.
John Ellsworth, the well known
horse breeder, of Mifilin, was in town
on Thursday. See his advertisement
in the Democrat.
Nicholas karn, of the town of Dodge
vile, left this city on Tuesday, for
Candy, Logan county, Nebraska, where
he intends to make his future home
On the second page of The Demo
crat will be found an extended report
of the last two meetings of the Com
mon Council. 1t should be interesting
reading to residents of the city.
Extensive improvements are being
made on the Henry residence, which
is now owned by Isaac Tamblyn.
VIM. Penberthy is doug the carpenter
work. A new and neat verandah on
the north side greatly improves the
appearance of the building.
A number Of old buildings situated
near the corner of Hoard and Com
merce streets are being torn down and
removed. Their removal will add
much to the appearance of that part of
the town. While the general rule
throughout the city is improve and
make residences attractive, there are
quite number of old structures whose
room would be far better than their
company. Aside from having a tum-
ble-down dilapidated appearance some
of them are absolutely dangerous
Their owners should go to work and
tear them down without delay.
VIM. b. Shepard, who has for the
past two years acted in the capacity of
assistant postmaster of this city, on
Friday last, started for Fort Scott
Kansas, where he will take a position
in the large gallery of James V. Dabb
with whom he was formerly associated
in the photograph business in this
place. Mr.. Shepard is an upright young
man and has host of friends here
who wish him health and prosperity in
his new home. He is succeeded as
assistant postmaster by M. l.. McCabe
who will without oubt, discharge the
duties of the position in very salts
factory manner.
BY glancing at the published report
of the canvass of votes by the com
mon council it will be seen that there
is marked difference between the
figures given in such canvass and the
report published in the city papers last
week. The majority for Judge Goth
rem over DIR. Tallman is fifteen instead
of forty-three as then reported. Th'
mistake was made through clerica
error-reversing the vote given TO
the respective candidates in the frs
ward and not with any intention o
detracting from the popularity of DIR
Tallman, the mammoth and gallant
champion of the losing cause, who has
during three successive campaigns lee
the republican forces in Mineral Point
and each succeeding time received al
increased vote over the year before.
The most pleasant and successful
entertainment held in this city 70
many a day was the concert given b,
the Mineral Point Band at the Cit,
Hall on Monday evening. The audienc
was large, all of the seating room il
the hall being fully occupied. TIL
music was excellent. and the wei
arranged and attractive programme
was carried out in a manner which re
Elected credit on all who took part i
the concert. The singing by Misse
MaNeiner and Roberts and Messr
Osborne, Charles, Hawkins and An
gum was very good, was pleasant an,
exceedingly well rendered. The con
cert rs whole more than met tn
most sanguine expectations of tn
| friends and admirers of the band. TIL
dance given ut the close of the concel
was quite well attended and was yer
enjoyable.
The indications are that the gam
laws will be strictly enforced in tn
vicinity from this time forth. At lea:
the sportsman's association just o
ganized in Mineral Point Is takin
steps to secure this end. The mo-
fragrant breach of these laws hereto
fore has been in fishing in the tror
streams during the spawning seasol
To prevent this Edward Prideaux, s.
has been employed to watch the stream
in which trout has been placed, wit
instructions to report and arrest a
offenders. He is keeping a vigilal
watch, and has done much to prevel
the streams from being robbed. La
year some young men from this eli
fished with dip nets, which is prohi
tied by law, and they can rest assur,
that if they should try it this We
again they will not go unpunishe